Show DE chicago may 21 Judge 0 C kohl enat in the united states district court today issued a perpetual injunction against the production in the united states of edmund rostande Ro stands play cy anno de berjerac bergerac Ber gerac in the suit brought against richard mansfield and A M palmer by samuel grosa tho mccurt in its order ruled that mr gross was also entitled to an accounting of the profits of the play but mr gross waived this right and accepted 1 aa satisfaction mr gross i the author at a drama entitled the merchant prince of corn ville the leading character of wh ici was distinguished by the big that made cyrano famous this drama mr gross maintained was printed cpr private circulation some time before the peara of the french play and ap cording to expert a testimony basis of rostande Ro stands work in was coin the numerous parallels both of acteon nn language were shown the most of the similarities in tho im dramas was the vo wooing by proxy of tho leading characters in a balcony made in scene notably cyrano production by mr mansfields denver colo may 21 richard mansfield mada the following statement this afternoon regarding the injunction by judge in chicago issued the decision of judge anve no effect upon the kohlsaat can cyrano de berjerac bergerac Ber gerac beyond presentation the fact of eliat mr gross will receive the future instead of mr royalties in what effect it will have in prance rostand is entirely different an matter but it inay probably result in theater francala Fran the great an cata and elsts overwhelming mr gross with or ders for plays and chicago will in future ae the center of another new industry |